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Cheatmeal-ing right at Rock Paper Scissors

Posted on: February 19, 2016, by AMYLEEACTIVEShare:

Rock, Paper, or Scissors, whatever you choose, it’s bound to be a winner.

You’ll find this minimalist, light-filled, and industrially chic café that is Rock Paper Scissors in the beachy suburb of Port Melbourne – and I’d have to say, even though it’s only 3 months old, it’s the definite gem of Bay St.

The same could be said for the Buttermilk Pancakes – 3 medium-sized pancakes, with grilled banana, strawberries, goji berries, shaved honeycomb, kiwi fruit, double cream, and maple syrup. These pancakes set the standard for perfectly fluffy pancakes; they were SO scrumptious.

Andddd now the sweet sweet highlight – the Nutella Freakshake. The Freakshake (totally OTT milkshakes) trend is widespread in Melbourne, and often look like a work of art, but tend to be a bit skimpy on ingredients. But, I’d have to say Rock Paper Scissors’ take on the Freakshake would be up there in the top 3. Freshly baked, house-made Nutella donut (pumped FULL of Nutella, not just resting on top), Nutella all THROUGH the entire shake, and SPREAD all over the rim, with added choc cookie crumbles. Freakshakes are on average priced around $12, and this one was at $10.50, VERY reasonably priced.

We dined at 1:30pm, and the café was moderately vacant, and from this, I couldn’t fault the service – the food and coffee were quick and the waitstaff polite and attentive. Zack, (the owner of the café aswell as two other Melbourne gems The Social Glutton and Spinifex) was lovely and always keen for a chat!

The dishes are predominantly priced from $14.5 to $17.5, which is on the cheaper end of cafes (which normally average around $20 a dish). The prices reflect the sizing, which to the eye appears smaller than average. However, the ingredients are the highest quality, and upon tasting the richness of the dishes, I’d say it is quite fairly priced. And my eyes may have been bigger than my stomach, because I was stuffed and satisfied after! ​​